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Now for this evening's business! How intend you To manage with the generals at the banquet?

Attend! We frame a formal declaration, Wherein we to the Duke consign ourselves Collectively, to be and to remain His both with life and limb, and not to spare The last drop of our blood for him, provided So doing we infringe no oath or duty, We may be under to the Emp'ror.—Mark! This reservation we expressly make In a particular clause, and save the conscience. Now hear! This formula so fram'd and worded Will be presented to them for perusal Before the banquet. No one will find in it Cause of offence or scruple. Hear now further! After the feast, when now the vap'ring wine Opens